Clinton NJ fundraiser touts Menendez for VP

Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerDemocratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton is cheered by supporters and fellow politicians, including Sen. Robert Menendez, as she speaks during a Latino campaign rally Wednesday evening at Schuetzen Park.

A New Jersey-based National Finance Co-Chair for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign thinks Sen. Robert Menendez would make a great vice presidential choice if Clinton wins the Democratic primary, according to a report on the PolitickerNJ.com Web site.

The report said John F.X. Graham fired off an e-mail to Clinton Campaign Manager Terry McAuliffe listing politicians who would make good vice presidential material, including the choices most often brought up: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, John Edwards and Joe Biden. But Menendez, a Clinton campaign national co-chair, would be the "most intriguing" choice, Graham wrote.

"You cannot say he was not a major factor, going out and doing television ads," said Graham of Menendez's recent visit to Nevada, where Clinton defeated Obama, according to the report.